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ACTLD - Avenue Wielemans Ceuppens 45/1 - 1190 Brussels - Belgium - Phone +32 2 340 60 30 - Fax +32 2 453 28 51 - www.actld.com Since 1995 ACTLD provides lighting and visual environment design services. For over 23 years, our experienced ABOUT US team, with its expertise in architecture, art, set design, interior design, lighting, graphic design and science, has never stopped innovating throughout new challenging projects on an international scale. With an integrated approach we share our know how in lighting, architecture, technology and entertainment to bring satisfaction to our clients and the public. By offering distinctive lighting and visual environment solutions and outstanding results we place the human experience and sustainability at the very center of our reflection. As independent lighting designers, we aim at integrating our creative sensibility, innovation and an emotional For over 24 years we never stopped Belgium based ACTLD provides Our experienced team is drawn touch to architectural projects, and at combining our pragmatism, perfectionism and a technical expertise in to innovate throughout new chal- full-service lighting and visual en- from diverse backgrounds and the entertainment and art installations work. lenging projects on an interna- vironment design. We share our fields of expertise such as archi- tional scale. Today we are one of know-how in lighting, architecture, tecture, art, set design, interior de- Collaborating with a wide range of creative individuals and industry professionals, architects, artistic directors, the world’s renowned independent technology and entertainment to sign, lighting, graphic design and producers, public bodies, developers and the end clients, we create schemes revealing, modifying or enhanc- lighting design agencies. bring satisfaction to our clients and theater. ing everyday life environment. The diversity of our team and skills guarantees the best understanding of our the public. client’s request & needs. Would it be for an architectural or entertainment project, in Europe or abroad. Using our creativity we do propose a tailor made service from conception to completion in order to meet the specific needs of our clients in terms of aesthetics, function, flexibility, maintenance and cost. Belgium Costa Rica As a team player we listen carefully to our client’s wishes and advise them accordingly to their goal. Greece France Italy Lebanon Malta EXTENDED SCOPE OF SERVICES Our team speaks 12 languages. Russia Surely we can understand you and Spain respond to your needs. United Kingdom United States Venezuela TALENTS AWARD WINNING AGENCY Lighting Design Technical Direction We have been working in 26 countries Austria, Belgium, Chi- ACTLD was awarded internationaly for it’s com- Architects System Engineering na, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, In- mitment and innovation in the lighting industry Creative Direction Project Management dia, Irak, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Qa- over the years. Content Design tar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, USA. OUR APPROACH Our worldwide experience as independent lighting & visual environment designers has offered us the possibility to apply our philosophy and our know-how on several renowned projects around the world. In our methodology the priority is to bring our creative approach to modern architecture through visual design along with the latest technologies and ideas focusing on the respect and passion for the human experience. We bring together stage lighting techniques (dynamic lighting, colour) and high quality architectural lighting equipment (durability, glare control) to create schemes revealing, modifying or enhancing everyday life environment. This approach gives us creative liberty, and opportunities for research and analysis, leading to innovation. In our designs, we always keep the following goals in our mind: •to improve the visual perception and understanding of our environment. •to use light, technology and design as an expressive tool, to bring a poetical value, an enhancement and a guidance to the people; •to integrate properly lighting or visual installation into architecture, keeping the entire environment as a whole; •to fulfill the technical requirements of lighting design; •to offer the turnkey solutions and spectacular effects by providing complementary services such as engineering, sound, visual content, video-led design, made to measure lighting objects, digital signage, logistic design for events, interactivity with the public, permanent & temporary scenography in order to deliver outstanding results maximize the added value. We look for achieving the most creative lighting and visual design, in terms of aesthetics, function, flexibility, maintenance and cost. Our main responsibility is to create the environment of the highest quality for the users whilst continuously look- ing for equipment reducing energy consumption as far as possible and respecting the budget. In the framework of tailor-made projects including live events and iconic buildings, we apply our know-how to provide not only innovative technical solutions for different types of architecture and facades, but also integrate the media, video content, interactive solutions, along with lighting design in order to produce distinctive visual effects, while conforming to the strict regulations concerning the construction materials, building norms and climatic conditions. Our main concern as lighting & visual environment designers is to bring our creative approach to modern architecture while offering a maximum coherence between all the visual elements and all its specificities from a human, architectural and a technical point of view. INTERNSHIP At ACTLD, we are firm believers in providing university students with the opportunity to learn and practice lighting design in a real-world environment. For over a decade, ACTLD has offered paid internships, three per year, to selected students who understand the value of developing their skills while working alongside our experienced team, some of whom have become permanent staff. 5 © ACTLD www.actld.com 6 Koert Vermeulen Andrea Mantello Principal Designer - Founder & Managing Partner Principal Designer & Architect - Partner Koert Vermeulen founded ACTLD, an independent lighting & visual design Originally from Turino, where he did study Architecture at the Polytecnico Uni- agency, versity, Andrea Mantello left his hometown in 2005 and is now based in Brus- sels. in Brussels/Belgium in 1995 and began creating lighting-, set-, video- and con- tent designs for large-scale events, “sound & light” shows, theatre and music As a passionate and dynamic architect, Andrea Mantello has continuously productions. Since 1998, he has expanded his work towards architectural light- searched for insight from fields outside of his main domain, beginning with a ing design for retail projects, city master plans, heritage sites and exhibitions. decade-long collaboration with renowned international artists like Giberto Zo- rio or Marco Gastini. Working chiefly with Arte Povera figures, he has been in In 2005, Koert designs for Franco Dragone the lighting & video for the prestig- charge of numerous installations and exhibitions both in Italy and beyond the ious permanent aquatic spectacle “Le Rêve”, at the Wynn Las Vegas Hotel & country’s borders. Casino in USA. In the same year he was appointed as a professor at the pres- tigious Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. As an architect Andrea has worked with several architectural firms in Helsinki, Berlin, Turin and Brussels, including Zvi Hecker and Andrea Bruno. As a member In 2010 Koert was selected to be the principal lighting and multimedia design- of OAT (Ordine Architetti Torino) and founding partner of TURN (the new design er for the opening and closing ceremony of the first Youth Olympic Games in community of Torino) he is active as both an architect and a designer. Designs Singapore. among which some have been awarded a number of prizes. His trajectory also features the setup of exhibitions, retail design and the conception of single Since 2006, he develops a new expression of contemporary Light Art installa- objects. tions such as “OVO” multi-sensory art object, “Tree rings” installation on the Champs-Elysées Avenue in Paris (2011 – 2014) and latest in date “Timeless Ele- His curiosity for the synergistic intermingling of art, architecture, design, space gance” (2015-2017) illumination of Regent Street in London. and light has led him to carve out a role for himself as a lighting designer within ACTLD Since 2014 Andrea is a partner of ACTLD leading a team of architects and Current innovative projects include notably “Neopter”, new generation of lighting designer focusing mainly on the architectural projects of ACTLD. drones destined to entertainment industry and “Immersive Experience”, a mul- ti-sensory approach to the architecture and retail environment. For over 20 years, Koert never stopped to innovate and continues to experi- ment with new ways to enrapture audiences and to develop new design tech- niques, constantly researching new domains of application. 7 © ACTLD www.actld.com 8 ENVIRONMENT CREATIVE EXPERIENCE BAN DE GASPERICH 13 BRIDGES OF TIME 66 HALA 2012 114 BRUSSELS AIRPORT 144 TOUR & TAXIS 16 DREAM BOX 67 DIABOLO 115 IMX SPIRAL 145 ERASMUS BRIDGE 17 ADITYA BIRLA GROUP AWARDS 69 ELITE MODEL LOOK 118 PLANETARIUM 149 RIVIERA SHOPPING MALL 20 ORIGIN